Etsy Pick of the Week :: Sukan

I am loving the Middle Eastern designs on these pillows!! Made from antique rugs, known as kilim, they are upcycled into fabulous looking new pillow covers! I love the colors and designs; and the pattern placements are impeccable, giving the rug-turned-pillow-covers a whole new look!



Sukan / SOFT Hand Woven - Turkish Kilim Pillow Cover - 16x16



SOFT Hand Woven - Turkish Kilim Pillow Cover - 16x16



SOFT Hand Woven - Turkish Kilim Pillow Cover - 16x16


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But guess what made my day?

♥♥ Embroidered lovelies! ♥♥


Hand Embroidered Suzani-Pillow Cover



Hand Embroidered Suzani-Pillow Cover



Hand Embroidered Suzani-Pillow Cover

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According to Wiki,

Kilims are flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as prayer rugs.

Kilims are produced by tightly interweaving the warp and weft strands of the weave to produce a flat surface with no pile. Most kilim weaves are "weft-facing", i.e., the horizontal weft strands are pulled tightly downward so that they hide the vertical warp strands.

The weft strands, which carry the visible design and color, are almost always wool, whereas the hidden warp strands can be either wool or cotton. The warp strands are only visible at the ends, where they emerge as the fringe. This fringe is usually tied in bunches, to ensure against loosening or unraveling of the weave.

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Go check out the Etsy shop Sukan. The prices may be a little steep, but there's a sale going on right now! If you can afford it, it'll really be a nice piece of vintage loveliness to own!